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Definitions for Pyx

[1] Ecclesiastical . the box or vessel in which the reserved Eucharist or Host is kept. a watch-shaped container for carrying the Eucharist to the sick.
[2] Also called pyx chest . a box or chest at a mint, in which specimen coins are deposited and reserved for trial by weight and assay.
[3] Also called: pyx chest the chest in which coins from the British mint are placed to be tested for weight, etc
[4] Christianity any receptacle in which the Eucharistic Host is kept

Words nearby Pyx

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Origin of Pyx

1350–1400; Middle English pyxe < Latin pyxis < Greek pyxís a box, orig. made of boxwood

Word origin for Pyx

C14: from Latin pyxis small box, from Greek, from puxos box tree